The Holiday Season is here once again! Once again, we've put together a Wishlist of products that might make good gifts for engineers or makers.
This year, we've broken them down into separate lists, with a handful of items in each. However, the lists overlap. For example, a soldering iron appears in the Maker's Wishlist, but an EE Student needs one as well. Likewise, makers (and home automation, robotics, and Pi/Arduino users) would probably love to get some of the Pi/Arduino kits that appear in the EE Student's Wishlist. The only solution is to read them all!
Happy Holidays from all of us at Element14!
What To Buy an Electrical Engineering Student for the Holidays
For the EE students this year, we're focusing on Single Board Computers, like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino. These starter kits come with all the necessary parts to learn how to design with SBCs. For more SBC information, check out our Arduino and Raspberry Pi wishlists below.
Of course, EE Students also need tools and test equipment. For those, scroll down to our Makers and PCB Prototyping Wishlists.
GrovePi Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi
Components And Sensors Kit For Raspberry Pi
Pi-Top Modular Development Laptop Kit for Raspberry Pi
Grove Starter Kit for Arduino
Arduino Student Kit
For more Raspberry Pi and Arduino gift ideas, check out the Pi Wishlist and Arduino Wishlist!
Micro:bit Single Board Computer
Makers Holiday Wishlist
Handheld AC/DC Digital Multimeter
Digital Oscilloscope
Soldering Iron
Desoldering Iron/Vacuum
Wire Strippers
Needle-nose Pliers
Six Piece Stainless Steel Tweezer Set
Helping Hands with Magnifying Glass
Calipers
Getting Started with PCB Prototyping
Solderless Breadboard
Jumper Wire Kit for Breadboards
Bench Power Supply
Resistor Kit
Capacitor Kit
3D Printing Holiday Wishlist
Creality CR-10 MAX
Ultimaker S3
Nozzle Pack
The nozzles in many 3D printers are interchangeable, letting you customize them. Just make sure they're compatible! This set is for Ultimaker 3D printers.
Gluestick
During printing, the print should be securely fixed to the build plate. Glue works well for this (and is less messy than hairspray).
3D Printer Filament
Edge Trimming Tool
Getting Started with Raspberry Pi
A Raspberry Pi is a low cost and versatile SBC, with a variety of accessories allowing you to design pretty much anything! If you're just starting out with Pi, check out some of the development kits listed in the EE Students wishlist.
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Official PSU
Pi Pico Starter kit
Roving Robot Kit For Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera
Wide Angle Lens for High Quality Camera
Telephoto Lens for High Quality Camera
Budget Kit, Raspberry Pi
Pi Education Parts Kit. Components And Sensors Kit For Raspberry Pi
Automation HAT for Raspberry Pi
Getting Started with Arduino
Arduino is a versatile and popular controller. Just like the Raspberry Pi, there are a wide variety of accessories available. For more Arduino development kit, check out our EE Students' wishlist above.
Arduino Uno R3
Starter Kit, Arduino UNO, Projects Book, Breadboard, Components Kit (English)
Other languages available here.
Arduino Sensor Kit
Robotic Arm DIY Kit, Arduino Controlled
Getting Started with Robotics
There are several different types of robots: robot arms, roving robots on wheels, underwater robots, unmanned drones, you name it! The parts in this wishlist are common to many types of robots. There should also be something that controls the robot, so hop on up to our Arduino and Raspberry Pi wishlists for kits that help build the robot's brains.
Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino
Stepper Motor
PWM/Servo HAT for Raspberry Pi
Push/Pull Solenoid
Robot Arm Kit
Joystick (Hall Effect Switch)
3-Axis Accelerometer for Arduino
Pressure Sensor Module for Arduino
Time of Flight Distance Sensor, Arduino & Raspberry Pi
Getting Started with Home Automation
The future is here, you just have to build it! Home automation encompasses a lot of things, including climate control, automated gardening, security, lighting and more. SBCs work perfectly to control everything, so check out our Raspberry Pi and Arduino wishlists above for development kits and accessories.
AmbiMate MS4 Sensor Development Kit (CO2, Humidity, Light, Motion, Temperature, VOC)
Camera Module with Wide Angle Lens for Raspberry Pi
Motion Sensor
Waterproof Soil Moisture Sensor
Door Contact Sensor/Alarm Switch
Relay Module for Arduino and Raspberry Pi
Relay Shield for Arduino MKR
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